[Library of Congress. Legislative Reference Service] TABLE I.-Contingent election of the President by the House of Representatives number of State congressional delegations with Democratic or Republi can majorities, or evenly divided1 1 Reflects the composition of the House of Representatives on January 3 next following the presidential election. Sources: Congressional Directories, 1949, 1953, 1957, 1961, 1965; New York Times, November 8, 1969, p. 27. TABLE II.-Contingent election of the Vice President by the Senate 2 Reflects the composition of the Senate on January 3, next following the presidential election. Sources: Congressional Directories, 1949, 1953, 1957, 1961, 1965; New York Times, November 8, 1968, p. 27. TABLE III.-Comparative contingent election of the Vice President by the Senate NOTE. The dates shown beneath the Second Sessions of the outgoing Congresses are from the convening of the electoral college to the convening date of the incoming Congress. Were an outgoing Congress to determine a contingent election under present conditions, this is the hypothetical period in which it would have to meet and make that determination. Accordingly figures for Democratic and Republican Senators have been calculated for those time periods shown. SOURCE: Congressional Directories, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1968; and New York Times, November 8, 1968, p. 27. TABLE IV. Comparative contingent election of the President by the House of Representatives number of State congressional delegations with Democratic or Republican majorities or evenly divided NOTE. The dates shown beneath the Second Sessions of the outgoing Congresses are from the convening of the electoral college to the convening date of the incoming Congress. Were an outgoing Congress to determine a contingent election under present conditions, this is the hypothetical period in which it would have to meet and make that determination. Accordingly the figures upon which delegation control has been calculated are for the time periods shown. Sources: Congressional Directories, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1968; and New York Times, November 8, 1969, p. 27. |